Jury Pool Profile

Jefferson County, Georgia

Republican +1 (2024)

Population: 15,468
Median household income: $46,561
Unemployment: 4.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 6,666 43.1%
Black or African American alone 8,091 52.3%
Asian alone 72 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 59 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 348 2.2%
Two or more races 232 1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 521 3.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.7

Under 18 3,512 22.7%
18–24 1,423 9.2%
25–44 3,798 24.6%
45–64 3,862 25.0%
65 and over 2,873 18.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.4%; +0.96 pp vs. state
County GDP: $728.9M; 0.08% of state
Avg. annual pay: $49,321
Establishments: 407

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 1,049 21.5%
Manufacturing 990 20.3%
Education & health services 780 16.0%
Natural resources & mining 463 9.5%
Professional & business services 454 9.3%
Public administration 392 8.0%
Construction 262 5.4%
Leisure & hospitality 245 5.0%
Financial activities 138 2.8%
Other services 89 1.8%
Information 8 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 67.9%
Median gross rent: $723
Owner-occupied: 3,962
Renter-occupied: 1,876

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 7,463 votes cast

Republican 3,765 50.4%
Democratic 3,674 49.2%
Other / third-party 24 0.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.8% speak only English at home

Spanish 441 3.0%
Other Indo-European 76 0.5%
Chinese 60 0.4%
German 20 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 16 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 5,838
Family households: 4,108; 70.4% of households
Married w/ children: 2,474
Single-mother households: 552
Veterans: 881; 7.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

56.0% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 5,435 34.6%
Black Protestant 2,006 12.8%
Mainline Protestant 1,298 8.3%
Catholic 50 0.3%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 6 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 82.5%
With a disability: 15.8%
Bachelor's or higher: 11.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Middle Judicial Circuit Superior Court
Judges: 3 (Superior Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); State Court + Magistrate Court judges (limited jurisdiction) separate. O.C.G.A. § 15-6-1 map effective Jan 1, 2025; statewide total 252 Superior Court judgeships per O.C.G.A. § 15-6-2 allocations.)
Court seats: Louisville, Lyons, Metter, Sandersville, Swainsboro

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Georgia statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 25.09 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023